Interviewing

In order to practice interviewing people on camera, Paul arranged for us to watch a real doco crew set up and interview Lala Frazer, a founding member of the Yellow-Eyed Penguin Trust. We were all there and ready to go, but our professional interviewer didn't show up. So Paul looks around the room and goes, "Eeny - Meeny - Miney - Mo. Dwayne, you're running the interview, get everything set up." So with the help of the class and the crew, we set up the shot and I got to interview Lala. It was really cool. Here is a comic illustration of what went down (thanks again to kat for the pictures).

Aerial Filming and Creative Light

Disclaimer: Photos blatantly Stolen From Kat


This week we had another awesome field trip to learn the basics of filming from helicopters and airplanes. I tried to jump right in a learn as much as I could, since I hope to start filming my doco by the end of the month. Yikes.

Here I am harnessed into the chopper, getting a safety briefing

Paul explains shot size and direction while filming out of an open helicopter

Film Team Salute

Last week's lighting practical. This is what it takes for me to be well lit. That's why I prefer to be on the other side of the camera.